হালুয়া

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حلوا (halwā), from Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā). Cognate with Assamese হালোৱা (halüa), Hindi हलवा (halvā), Marathi हल्वा (halvā), Punjabi ਹਲਵਾ (halvā), Gujarati હલવો (halvo).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /halu̯a/, [halu̯aˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /halu̯a/, [halu̯aˑ]
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Noun

হালুয়া • (haluẏa)

  1. halva
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